As men, we enjoy the unbreakable. Not so much M. Night's Unbreakable, the one that means impervious, invulnerable, indestructible. In our minds, adding it to a product description is pretty much the same thing as calling something perfect. You buy it once and it lasts forever. Or at least that's what you hope because ... continue reading
If you want to drop a grand, you can get a Swiss Army Knife with 85 different tools. Of those 85 tools though, there are zero axes. This is probably due to the fact that it would take you up to a week to chop firewood with such a tiny axe and before you finish you’d die of hypothermia. These Swiss Army Axes are ... continue reading
It might be a rare occasion, but if you have ever dropped your pocket knife in a pond while out camping, you know the annoyance involved in retrieving that sucker. The Cork Knife eliminates any fear of cutting rope on the side of a lake or whittling wood over a creek while you're on your next trip. The cork handle ... continue reading
There's a lot of cool things you can do with a lighter. You can light a cigarette, start a forest fire and even keep your glaucoma at bay. After cancer this and Smokey the bear that - plus the whole legalization issue if you don't live on the coast - you probably have a bunch of cheap gas station Cricket lighters collecting ... continue reading
After much discussion, we ultimately decided that Bear Grylls is relatively manly - if for no reason other than the fact he's got a Gerber knife named after him. We also decided that the really manly men are the ones without camera crews. You know, the ones who make their own knives to use as tools. Thanks to Orvis ... continue reading
Whether Man vs. Wild is completely real or not, it’s still fair to be a little jealous of Bear Grylls. He’d fare better in the wild than most, and he opted for a life of adventure rather than the safer career path selling “Bear Grills” – rap inspired dental implants for bears. For your adventures, the ... continue reading
If you've heard of the skate/snowboarding/technical apparel company 686, you're probably wondering what they're doing making toolbelts. Slow your roll Bob Vila; we're not talking about that kind of toolbelt. The latest invention from the guys at 686 could very well be the most important piece of equipment in your boarding/blading ... continue reading
You could slap a bottle opener on just about anything and make it better – a belt buckle, TV remote, baby stroller – but most of the time it’s more for a laugh than anything else. When you’re doing some real work, however, and you’ve got your toolset out, having a cold one in arm’s reach is pretty much ... continue reading
Right now you're probably pondering why there's a vacuum on Cool Material. But this is no ordinary vacuum, it's a Dyson. Actually, it isn't even the usual bagless, triple-quadruple-mega-fusion Dyson you were used to seeing back when you still watched television with commercials. The Dyson DC26 "City" kind of looks ... continue reading
Whenever you’re trying to fix something in a cramped, dark area – be it under the hood of your car, behind your entertainment unit, where ever – the trickiest part is usually not the work itself, but rather just seeing what you’re doing. Sure, you can attempt to cradle a flashlight under your chin or strap ... continue reading
Somewhere over the last couple of decades we lost a significant portion of our manliness. When something broke around the house we didn’t grab the toolbox like our fathers, we grabbed the telephone and called our fathers. It’s time we reclaimed our responsibilities, but like knocking a few back after not drinking ... continue reading
When was the last time you bought anything useful for $1. Seriously, think about it. Even double cheeseburgers from McDonald's - which are very difficult to classify as "useful" - cost more than $1 now. Tim Stansbury and Erin Whalen still understand the value of a dollar. Having clean hands - even when there's nothing ... continue reading
Every guy picks up a guitar for the first time with the sole purpose of getting girls. It starts in a dorm room somewhere, as you awkwardly try to make your way through Stairway to Heaven, and, for those with enough determination, it ends on a huge stage with scores women waiting for you to finish your set. Whether ... continue reading
It's very rare to find a product that has everything you want included. These days you always have to get some sort of update, an app, or a bumper to get your gear to perform as desired. With a length of a measly four inches, and a heft measured in ounces and not pounds, it would be easy to assume that it was one of ... continue reading
Have you ever gotten out of your Lamborghini Gallardo and looked at your yard only to find it in disarray? Of course not. People who own Gallardos don't do their own yard work so it's never in disarray. But that didn't stop the good folks at Lamborghini from licensing their brand to tool maker IKRA for use in the line ... continue reading
Cleaning up after yourself isn't exactly the first thing on a guy's mind when he's watching Favre throw interceptions, but it will be the first thing she mentions when she gets home. We're not saying you need to bust out some sort of cleaning solution (don't waste the vodka), but if you take preventative measures she'll ... continue reading
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